Small chocolate candies made from a humanoid-shaped
mold that gave the treats their baby-like appearance.
Typically sold in bulk for a penny-a-piece, they were
renamed "Chocolate Babies" in the 1960s and were
eventually sold in a box.

"Nigger babies were a penny a pop back in 1962," Joe's father told us.

Black licorice flavoured candies formed in the shape of a small person with their arms down at their side. They are approximately 2" tall by 1/2" wide & thick. Nigger Babies were sold as such for decades, until the later 1980's-mid 1990's when their name was changed to Licorice Babies to avoid derrogatory racial use of the word Nigger being ingrained in children's vocabulary as acceptable.

In the 1960's Nigger Babies were two for a penny. (one cent) Can you believe they're a nickel (5 cents) each now?